diff --git a/k8s/news-api/news-api-deployment.yaml b/k8s/news-api/news-api-deployment.yaml
index 100fd5e..fda334e 100644
--- a/k8s/news-api/news-api-deployment.yaml
+++ b/k8s/news-api/news-api-deployment.yaml
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ spec:
     apiVersion: apps/v1
     kind: Deployment
     name: news-api
-  minReplicas: 2
+  minReplicas: 3
   maxReplicas: 10
   metrics:
   - type: Resource
diff --git a/k8s/news-api/news-api-dockerhub.yaml b/k8s/news-api/news-api-dockerhub.yaml
index 5338047..05ac3b9 100644
--- a/k8s/news-api/news-api-dockerhub.yaml
+++ b/k8s/news-api/news-api-dockerhub.yaml
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ spec:
     apiVersion: apps/v1
     kind: Deployment
     name: news-api
-  minReplicas: 2
+  minReplicas: 3
   maxReplicas: 10
   metrics:
   - type: Resource